Nov 17

1. I observed Stadium Drive Apartments which is in Western Michigan's Campus. Stadium Drive Apartments is an apartment complex that provides housing for students who do not want to stay in the dorms or who may want to live with more of their friends. I observed Stadium Drive Apartments on a Saturday night.
2. Stadium is a clean apartment complex with minimal seating. There were lots of people who were walking around. It seems useless to have seating in the complex itself as people are going to go to the apartments anyway. The sidewalks are large and there is grass around the area. It seems as if everything is used as a walkway, no one really cared. The apartment rooms themselves were nicely furnished. There were tile floors and carpet. I really have no idea what materials were used to build everything, building materials? Cinder blocks, dry wall, wood, etc. The sound level was extremely high as the noises were emanating from every room and building.
3. I think that these apartments try to provide an affordable alternative to the regular dorm rooms. I do not think that this area gives off a good image for Western Michigan University.
4. People were extremely friendly at the time. There were those who were a little rowdy but they just need to be ignored. It seems that almost everything in the area can be used as some sort of chair/bed. If it's a nice flat surface then people will sit on it or lie down.
5. There really is not anything interesting about this complex. There was just only one curious thing, I saw a play structure in the area which is strange thing to have for a college.